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This is another way to extract money from developers -- you have to purchase the search ad for your own app in order to show up first when someone searches for
by cmckn 5y ago
This is another way to extract money from developers -- you have to purchase the search ad for your own app in order to show up first when someone searches for the exact name of your app. Not only does this cost feel a bit silly, it can also be substantial. From the blog's author, Marco Arment, who develops Overcast: https://twitter.com/marcoarment/status/1392089383864393728/photo/1 https://twitter.com/marcoarment/status/1392089383864393728/p...
CPT (cost for a single tap): $2.18
CPA (cost for a single download): $53.43
- tshaddox 5y agoWould fewer restrictions on publishing apps that pretend to be other apps somehow improve the situation?
- tobr 5y agoTrust is supposed to be one of the things the AppStore provides, which is used as an argument against third-party stores. But since Apple is failing so miserably in this regard it’s not a good argument.
- tshaddox 5y agoI agree that Apple is nowhere near restrictive enough with what makes it into the App Store, which is an argument that they ought to be more restrictive.
- username90 5y agoWhich is an argument for why they should either be regulated or be forced to introduce competition since otherwise there is no incentive for them to fix these issues.
- tobr 5y agoThey should start by being more restrictive with the problems they’ve created for themselves, like ads in search, fake reviews, and editorial recommendations for the worst-of-the-worst adware.
- smoldesu 5y agoIt would be better than outright lying to their customers by saying that they are protecting them, yes.
- tshaddox 5y agoI’m not in favor of them lying to their customers by saying that they are protecting them, but I’m in favor of them resolving the discrepancy by protecting their customers rather than by retracting their claim.